Ever since the internet was first created, it has been used to conduct scams all around the world. These scams have been dangerous enough over the course of their history, but in spite of the fact that this is the case they are about to get considerably more danegerous due to a certain chatbot by the name of ChatGPT. Cybersecurity company Norton put out a report that highlighted just how much of an improvement malicious actors can make in their scam campaigns by using ChatGPT.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that unrestricted access to ChatGPT or really any AI chatbot of a similar level of advancement can be used to up the scale of scam attacks. ChatGPT can also be used in deepfake content generation which could make scams far more believable than might have been the case otherwise.
Yet another use for ChatGPT is in the creation of malware at a far more rapid pace. Such a development is concerning because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up increasing the prevalence of malware by orders of magnitude with all things having been considered and taken into account.
Phishing campaigns are also very likely going to get an upgrade. Malicious actors who might not have all that firm of a grasp on the English language will generally show their hand due to the poor grammar and syntax in the phishing emails they send out.
Using ChatGPT can allow them to mimic native level proficiency, and that will make it all the more likely that users will get fooled by their phishing attacks. This can also lead to an uptick in fake reviews, so there are clearly a number of different ways in which ChatGPT could make the problem of online scams considerably more pronounced.
From hackers no longer having to learn how to code malware to improvements in misinformation campaigns that could make the more widespread, a lot of work would need to be done to stop ChatGPT from being used in such nefarious ways.
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With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that unrestricted access to ChatGPT or really any AI chatbot of a similar level of advancement can be used to up the scale of scam attacks. ChatGPT can also be used in deepfake content generation which could make scams far more believable than might have been the case otherwise.
Yet another use for ChatGPT is in the creation of malware at a far more rapid pace. Such a development is concerning because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up increasing the prevalence of malware by orders of magnitude with all things having been considered and taken into account.
Phishing campaigns are also very likely going to get an upgrade. Malicious actors who might not have all that firm of a grasp on the English language will generally show their hand due to the poor grammar and syntax in the phishing emails they send out.
Using ChatGPT can allow them to mimic native level proficiency, and that will make it all the more likely that users will get fooled by their phishing attacks. This can also lead to an uptick in fake reviews, so there are clearly a number of different ways in which ChatGPT could make the problem of online scams considerably more pronounced.
From hackers no longer having to learn how to code malware to improvements in misinformation campaigns that could make the more widespread, a lot of work would need to be done to stop ChatGPT from being used in such nefarious ways.
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